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RAID IN RHINELAND

LONDON, March 18th, The Times Correspondent at The Hague states that a neutral marned from Ger Janany gives vivid accounts of the pante

ALLIES AND GERMANY'S POLITICAL THE

CRIMES.

DETERMINATION TO FINISH POLICY OF PLUNDER.

GERMAN CHANCELLOR ATTACKS THE ALLIES.

BRITISH AERIAL OPERATIONS.

Branco-Belgian Front.

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BRITISH FRONT.

SUCCESSFUL RAIDE

LONDON March 10th. Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Haig out successful reports: We carried raids at Villers-Guislain, La Vacqueris, and Bois-Grenier.

The Portugueso raided trenches cast ward of Nauye Chapelle and brought back prisoners and two machine-guns.

We repuked three raids at Fleuxbaix and Bois-Grenier, inflicting losses.

There was hostile artillery firing in the forward and back areas of the Ypres.

Hector. AERIAL DOMINANCE AND ARTIL LERY EFFECTIVENESS,

LONDON, March 18th

Heuter's Correspondent at Head

Juarters reports:~Uur airmen continus

BELGIAN OPERATIONS.

LONDON, March 19th. A Belgian communiqué states:- Following the recent setivity, the enemy attacked in the region of Nieuport, Dixmude and Mercken in considerable force with tomtruppen. The enemy gained a footing in some advance elt ments near Nieuport, from which he was

partially driven out

General

MARCH 21st, 1918.

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CANADA AND THE WAR

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

OTTAWA, March 19th The Duke of Devonshire, at the open in Rhineland caused by the air raid on

oning of Parliament, said he was confidcat

March 15th. All the factories were stop ned for hours. Fifty persons were killed at Coblenz, the heavicat material damage was inflicted and there were many fires.

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RAID ON MANNHEIM.

LONDON, March 19th.

HE In the House of Commons, MacPherson

British announced that aeroplane, raided Mannheim on March 18th and dropped over a ton of bombs, obtaining excellent results. Hit: were obtained on the Bidische Boda-Fabrik,

that the legislators were unmited by "the unfaltering spirit which had inspired them during the long and anxious years

of effort and sacrifice, and would sustain

SELF-DETERMINATION OF TOGOLAND TRIBES GERMAN STATEMENT A PURE INVENTION.

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THE RUSSO GERMAN PEACE

TREATY

FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF

PLIGHTED WORD. ^~

LONDON,

DON March 19th.

LONDON March 19th. The German Press has been asking the

The Prass Bureau announce: The most of a statement, attributed to German Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers massionaries in Togoland declaring that of the Entente necmbled in London feel bound to take note of the political crimes the tribes were obliged in the middle of under the name of the German Fence 1016 to become English or elect to becouse which have been committed against the German, and that those who chose Gerand, forgetting that for four years Ger Russian people Russis was unarmed, mos many were punished by forced labour many had been fighting against the in- dependence of nations and the rights of mankind, the Russian Govern ected in a mood of singular oredulity, to obtain by persuasion a peace, which they had failed to obtain by war. The armistice had not expired when the Germans, contrary to their pledge, transferred troops en masse to the West, Russin was so weck that she could not protest against this flagrant violation of the plighted word; y

An official statement published in Lon don affirms that the above is a pure in vention. The future of Togoland was the high educ for which the cuntry had not discussed with the natives, and forced already borne a splendid mrt. The Inbour ceased when the German rule end- effort confronting thent demanded the ed There can be no doubt that, from the spontaneous expressions by the Chiefs firm and their courage as undaunted and others regarding the desire of the

tribes they will remain British

Etcrnest revolve, but their heata were i Ад

Famong their countrymen holding the bat e-line beyond the ceas, who still sustain. ed an unbroken record of distinguished achievement. Reinforcement necessary. to keep up the Canadian fores to full strength had been provided ind would

GERMAN PRISONERS ON FRENCH HOSPITAL-SHIPS/

LONDON March 19th.

In the House of Commons, Mr. Bonar Law said that the statement that German

democratip

When the German Peace was translated into action it was found to involve the invasion of Russian territory, the destruction or

of all Russia capture

of Russian lands for Germany's profit, This

proceding did not differ from annexation because that word was care fully avoided. Meanwhile the Rusnans. who made military operations impossible, representatives were compelled to pro- claim that, while they refused to read the Treaty they had no choice but to sign it. They signed not knowing whether it neant peace or war, hor measuring the degree to which the Bassian national life was reduced by it to a shadow,

means of defence and the organ

organisation

An enemy formation atlacked the Britta be maintained in the future The in prisoners were, now being carried on had found diplomacy impotent. Their

squadron, and two enemy machines were driven down, the remainder being driven

off. All our machines returned safely

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AERIAL WARFARE.

dustrial and knancial stability of Canada, despite the critical conditions, had been well maintained. Foreign trade hai exceeded all records, and the favourable balance of trade had been vally increa ed. The effort of the Allied Nations

After a violent bombardment the enemy penetrated advanced posts in the dire tion of Dixmude and by the use of Flammenuerfer into part of a trench on Mr. MacPherson stated that since would continue till the triumph of the the west bank of the Yeer,

October we had made effective air Allied cause.

Our counter-attacks entirely restored. the positions.

French hospital-ships was erroneous.

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THE

SIBERIAN SITUATION. WAR MINISTER OF JAPAN'S

STATEMENT..

TORI, March 18th. In the House of Representatives, the War Minister stated that there are 94,000 German prisoners in Biberla east of

by

raids in Germany under very difficult The Duke of Devonshire paid a tribute conditions, and had dropped 48 tons of to the United States, whee energies An enemy attack in the direction of barbs. We lost only 10 machinca în 250 power and vast resources who now be. Baikal, and 60,000 west of Baikal Those peace trenties, We can to continue to Merckem was repulsed by our barrage.

The artillery struggle is very lively on the winle front.

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FRENCH FRONT.

ARTILLERY DUEL.

fighte (Cheers.) The number of raids ginning to be strongly felt. and amount of explosives dropped had

cast of Baikal are rol under control and are trying their utmost to get arins. One thousand Russian Moderates under

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ALLIES OF HYPOCRISY. GERMAN CHANCELLOR ACCUSES General Saminoff are opposing the

COPENHAGEN, March 19th, Maximalists east of Baikal, The Entente

Count Hertling, in the Reichstag. might support General Seminoff, but delivered a vitriolic nitack on the Allies, Seminoff's force is at present weak to whom, he anid, hypocrisy had beconio There were also sond Moderates at second nature. Their untruthfulness was Vladivostock and Blagovestchensk. The aggravated by brutality towards a neutral Maximalists power is growing, and they country The Russian Treaty did not. are getting a supply of arms and am- contain conditions disgraceful to munition Should the German prisoners sin, which herself fad permitted the pro

mentioned be organised and support the Maximal- vinces to break away.

serions situation will be created

Lethonia and Lavonia were east of the

steadily increased, whils the increased "CURFEW ORDER" IN LONDON distance to which the raids had been carried into Germany was, most

LONDON, Mirch 19th 1st satisfie

The London populace is litle moved Lory. The majority of the raids were carried out in broad daylight, and the by the Cartow Order, practically Pants, March 18th.bursting of the bombs had been photo-closing down everything at 980 p.m, as A communiqué states :-The artillery graphed, completely uniraing the re- it is recognised as an urgent war me

ists, a relation to artillery duel continues on the right of the Meus ports as to their effectiveness. The attacks sure. It is expected that shop windows

Our fire drove off enemy reconnoitring were concentrated upon military" mport- following fures In 2 counter-batti parties attempting to reach our lines ant objects, strikingly contrasting with a reduced one-sixth, Trains and biases shoots, in which 4,400 rounds were fired the region of Hardaumont and north-west the enemy a promiscuous methods. Our will be largdy curtailed

brilliant worki

dominance in

The meaning of merial

effectiveness is well demonstrated by the

the Gorman damnged four of our guns. two gunpiti one dug-out, and casualtie

of Betonvaux.

will no longer be lighted. The consump tion of coal for domestic purposes will

night-raiders few down and fred at S There was fairly great artillery Bring searchlights, trains, and railway cations.

eight and destroyed a small amount of north of Le Violu and on both banks The enemy's anti-aircraft defences had

field ammunition. In a corresponding period we arried out 95 unter-battery shoots, in which we hit 55 gunpits, of which ten apparently were destroyed, and caused 64 explosions and 10-fires The damage done to guns and the casualties caused are only conjecturable from these figures.

GERMANS RELUCTANCE TO RAID. The roludanes of the German soldiers undertake raids is shown by the statements of prisoners taken in un successful raid south of the

Commines canal on the night. of March 13th that liberal inducements were offered the raiders in the shape of promotion, leave or money, the average reward for capturing a machine-gun being 75 marks The prisoners attribute the failure of the raid to our sturdy resistance and lack of surprise, owing to most of their not-coms, being drunk, having been heavily doped with brandy. Whereas our men volunteer eagerly for raids as being fire adventures, the Germans apparently must be brited and dragtoned.

ENEMY ARTILLERY ACTIVE

LONDON, March 18th Field-Marshal Sir Douglas Heig reports The enemy raided two post eastward of Poelcapelle Four of our men are missing.

the Save in the Vosges,

stendily increased. The enemy gotoplance

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LONDON, March 18th

FOODSTUFFS IN UKRAINE CENTRAL POWERS DISAPPOINT MENT

AMSTERDAM, March 18th. The high hopes of the Central Powers regarding the food supplies from Ukraine are apparently doomed to disappoint- bento

that the The Germania says

Rus

that

Count frontier fixed by the Brest Litovsk Treaty, but we hope to have close and friendly relations with these countrie

He declared:Our eneinies have not yet showed the least inclination to Guish this terrible war, hence the responsibility for further bloodshed is on their heads (Lond cheers, except from the Left)

Count Hertling affirmed that it was police. Esthonia and Livonia

Lithuania, he referred to the

that the agricul until their internal tocurity had been EARLIER CABLES: were defeated with los whenever they The War Cabinet's report for 1917tarists in Ukraine are faced with ruin, guaranteed. The destiny of Courland, already briefly reviewed, hat now, been Completo anarchy prevails in the villages, which had old cultural relations with attempted to intervene. Our airman DESTRUCTION OF MINENWERFER

occasionally zinoked -momy

aeroplanes published us crterio, and it contains the sowing of the crops is faulty and all Germany, would be inserved till the con- the corn stocks are hidden, so that the ditions there were consolidated. As re- BATTERIES.

illuminating information regarding the large towns in Ukraine are threatened gards Lithua tho Lithuanian National preparing for a raid in France.

with

resolution senzeity PARIS, March 18th.

In the Mannheim raid eight direct hits War Cabinet's working methods It The German'a hopes that the situation Council for a close union with Germany, Reuter's Correspondent at French were obinised on the Badische Soda describes how each meeting begins with will improve when the troops penetrate and he foreshadowed ultimately an

independent '* Lithuania. The inde Headquarters reports:The centre of

pendence of Poland was proclamed by Fabrik, causing an abnormally large the hearing of reports on ho progress

1916, hence further activity has now shifted to the Mese column of smoke to ascend, so two of the war since the previous day. The THE WAR IN FARLIAMENT the two Emperora

shaping of that State was only possible by The big French - raids mentioned in bursts were seen at the docks, and one on Cabinet, the deals with que ions await In the House of Commons Mr Bar the one hand and Poland on the other.

negotiations between Austro-Germany on yesterday'a communiqués vere directed another large factory

ing decision unless wider questions of Law stated that operations in the Eastern | policy are to be discussed. In the former enemy bat

case the Ministers and chief ¿partmental

against the sectors where the

completed all bis preparations for attack.

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Eust Ukruinia, **

LONDON, March 18th.

Speaking generally

rally of Russia Count

war theatres came under the control of Hartling said that Germany did not con- the Allied Council at Versailles template cer

opposing the Mr. Hunt suggested that German off of

British hospital chips, all mare pence will reign on the end ed merchantmen

The result of the raids is that the com ALLIED RAIDS ON GERMAN officials oncerned attend. Important per oh hospital ships, also on enamour pence, w

unarmour-pence with

munications were so thoroughly smashed that it will be many weeks before the enemy can attack from the places.

TOWNS.

matters of administration a30. deliberated with a view to departmental co-ordinas

aignedustes

wishes"

When then

Mr Boner Law replied that the subject Frout. But do not indulge in delusions. was carefully considered by the Naval A world AMSTERDAM, March 18th.

enemics aims seem to be tion, so as to form part of a consistent and Military authorities but the action plished. The eas not yet been nocon- We The Supreme Commander of be Gerwar plan and Ministers an invited to Proposed would not by taken, and he still to fight till we are destroyed

to could unt publicly state the reasons for shall not loso courage. We are prepared man Air Forces, interviewed by the bring outside experts if deired Two the decision.

for everything and ready to make further Cologne Gazette, states that the raids on

benvy sacrifices. (Cheers) God will con- tinue to help us, and we have confidence Paris will cease when the attacks on

in our Incomparable army and stedfast nation.

German open town clUBIS.

The French advanced 100 yards af a time in accordance with the gunters time-table. One of the main objects was the destruction of the minenwerfer batteries. This was effected partly by artillery and partly by blowing up with grenades. Some 50 of these powerfde wat weapons were thus demolished before the Fronch returned

LIVELY ARTILLERY ACTIVITY.

PARIS, March 18th. A communiqué states: An

enemy coup-de-maire north of Juvincourt and another south east of Corbeny véle

repulsed, with appreciable enemy losse after lively fighting.

ENEMY LINES PENETRATED.

The paper admite that the raids in Ger- many have inflicted heavy Josses, and says we are now waiting to see whether France will take our severe penalties to heart

Naval Activities.

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GERMAN RETALIATORY

MEASURE.

hundred and forty-eight oraiders have thus attended in 1917, and tendered their views. on foreign, Dominions, Indian, Colonial and Home affaire

LICHNOWSKY'S MEMOR-

ANDUM

SECRET SITTING OF THE

REICHSTAG.

ROUMANTA.

The Foreign Secretary, Fist Sea Lord

AMSTERDAM March 18th and Chief of the Imperial Staff attend Foreneris states that a secret sitting every meeting and communite the latest of the Reichstag lasting a whole day dis

cussed Prince Lichnowsky a memoran- war intelligence and consult with the dum War Cabinet on the new points The Wor Cabinet met 300 times in 197. A con siderable number of less important but

LONDON, March 18th. highly complex questions were referred

An unconfirmed report states that the to individual members of the War King of Roumania has gone to Switzer-

land

Cabinet or to Committees of Ministers or others, with or without power to adopt their conclusions.

KING GOES TO SWITZERLAND.

ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE ~

GENERAL AVERESCU.

A Sofia telegram sates that General Averescu resigned owing to an attempt

intim

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LONDON, Marca 19th..

The bewildering mass of belated tele

Hostile artillery were active on the

There was lively reciprocal artillery

Fordon March 18th, Bapaume Cambrai road, in the forward

firing, especially in the Samogneux ård

A Berlin offcial statement contains- and back areas of Armentieres and Bozonvaux districts and between Buses Owing to the conduct of the British Ypres

and Badenviller, in Lorrine.

Naval forces in the larred on declared AERIAL WORK.

THE PRESENT POSITION ound the German bight by England, we Field-Varshal Sir Douglas Hig

are forced to take measures which will grams from Spain seem to indicate that

Lopos, March 29th reports on aviation: There has been

The present portion of Roumanie increased air activity. We dropped 104 A communiqué states-A detachment make navigation in this region very Señor La Cierva on March 12th still had

appears to be that, following the resigna see the upper hand.”

tion of General Averoscu, the Cabinet tons of bombs on railway sidings at last night penetrated the enemy lines in dangerous for neutral shipping

The postal employé, stack owing to owing to the refusal of General Averse Somain, billets on all parts of the fronts the region of Rheims to a depth of a The statement disclaims responsibility

and all the politicians who favoured dissatisfaction with the conditions of Roumania's entry into the war to sign a and on three aerodromes.

is now being

PARIS, March 10th

MHETSA POLETI 2 deyed samezou on the matter, Exeep where dilection employment, upon which

the milita peace trede pesos

prisoners.

We brought down three machines in a cupied dug-outs. We brought back nine the Corman Admiralty is followed. -- fierce encounter aver an aerodromo During the day we brought down 18 and drove down eight enemy raachines. Four of ours are missing

Qar right fliers dropped five tons of bombs on two aerodromes, a dump north- eastward of St Quentin, and billets at Donal and Menin. All returned.

The enemy at midnight, after a sharp artillery preparation, carried out a coup de main north-east of Sillery, which brake down under our fire

There was a violent artillery dud on the right of the Meuse, particularly in the region of Hill 344.

OBITUARY.

VOISIN BEY

took over the post and telegraph services made to form a under Señor La Cierva SM 20

from among the the Roumanian

who opposed

The King opened Parliament on Mon M. Marghiloman, the prospective Pro

mier, day, and his vigorous speth foroshadowa

friendly with the Germans, and drastic administration, conomic consequently it is thought he may be abla

to

better terms than General

financial reformi, partigilarly in the

tolgerams* 194↑ Austro-Hun- direction of promot the Spanish over

gary state that A. Marghilewati, oppres a trade.

rliament that the Landing over of Dobradja to Jul- garia, but he would consent to its being lead the nation in the

administered jointly by the Central

Powers.

PARIS, March 19th. The death is announced of Younin Bey, vice Chairman of the Board of Directors it of the Suez Canal

was expected

gle after the war.

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AFFAIRS IN RUSSIA.

WHOLESALE MASSACRES.

LONDON, March 19th. Petrograd nowspapers report. that 500 people were miesstared in a single night at the small town of Ghurkov.

The sailors murdered the inhabitante in two streets at Sevastopol and threw the bodics into the river,

✅ TURKS ACOEPT CAUCASUS

PROPOSAL

PETROGRAD March 19th The Commanter-in-Chief of the Tor kish Army has accented the proposal f the Capcasus Government to commeracer pour parlers for a separate peace.

AUSTRO GERMANS OOCUPY IMPORTANT POINTS..

↑ The Austro-German forces have occupied important points in the direction of Kurek and Kharkoff The latter, was hastily evacuated

attempted to

The

Russians retreating. set fire to Odessa, but the Germans pre- ventest them. Bar

The Odessa and Nicolaief banks, have resumed business und German control. WAR PRISONERS OCCUPY

ROSTOFFEN

A telegram from Rostoff states that 3,000 well-ariped Austro-German war- prisoners are in complete possesion of

the town,

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